Postgraduate Course: Genetic Interpretation (PGBI11002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course extends and consolidates material covered in lectures in the prerequisite Population and Quantitative Genetics (BIO-5-PQGEN). It has two concurrent strands:
1)Weekly tutorials on genetics problems in natural and selected populations. The problem sets involve derivations and numerical calculations which have to be completed ahead of each tutorial session;
2)Weekly group discussions of recent key scientific papers on relevant topics. Students will have to prepare a written critique of selected papers and also contribute fully to the general discussion of the issues raised. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 18,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
74 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 x 2 hour supervised assessment |
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will:
(i)Be able to apply numerical and algebraic skills in deriving solutions to problems in population and quantitative genetics.
(ii) Have experience in scientific paper interpretation.
(iii)Be able to produce graduate-level essays on key topics in genetics and written critiques of scientific papers.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Genetic Interpretation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Leigh-Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 5523
Email: A.Leigh-Brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Jennifer Morris
Tel: (0131 6)50 5513
Email: jennie.morris@ed.ac.uk |
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